The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

The Gate City Guards Not to Go to
Europe-A Negro Murderer Dies in
His Cell at Macon-New Enterprises
on Foot at Dalton.
GEORGIA
The strawberry crop has been quite short
I'm Houston county.
A certain citizen OF Perry expects to eat
green corn from mis- garden next week.
Dalton boasts of more handsome turnouts
and spanking teams than ever before in her
history.
Charlie King, Clerk of Murray Superior
Court, is now editor-in-chief the Spring
Place Times
The sales Of a single clothing firm in
Americas amounted TO over $500 in cash one
day this week
The chances for a wagon bridge in Wilkes
county across Little river, near the railroad
bridge, are good.
The hotel at Hillman is being built very
rapidly. 1t is AS feet long, As feet wide and
two stories high.
Rev. Mr.. Christian, who is now in Rome,
will make an effort to induce Sam Jones to
come to Eastman at an early day.
The protracted meeting at the Methodist
church in Perry still continues. Three
services daily have been held since Wednes-
day Of last week
A close observing citizen, who has been
making investigations, sums up that hum
bugs of one sort and another have carried
out of the Dalton community within the last
two months, nearly 5000.
A negro house in the southern suburbs
of Albany was struck by lightning during
Grain and thunder storm W Wednesday after
noon. The roof was set on fire by the
electric bolt, and the house burned down.
Typhoid-dysentery is raging in and around
Woodville, killing both Young and old Joe
Dawson and two of his children have been
laid In their graves by the terrible disease,
and many other sad cases are being reported
President Cleveland has invited the senior
class of Wesleyan Female College, of Ma
con, TO visit Washington some time during
the present summer, and be the guests of the
White House. 1t is probable that the invi-
tation will be accepted
A meeting recently held in the church Of
Rev. w. II. Cooper. at Gainesville, result
ed In nineteen additions. This makes 10l
that have united with the church there as
the result of his efforts since he went there
something over year ago.
Holman, the murderer of Matilda Gud-
ger, now in Jail at Dalton, has but a short
time to live, unless the Governor cornnutes
his sentence. June is the fatal day. The
doomed man apparently regards his ap-
preaching fate with stole indifference.
Monday night the Dawson Cornet Band
decided by unanimous vote to challenge
the Wide Awake Band of Americas to
meet them at some convenient time and
place and play for the championship of
Southwest Georgia and purse of $50.
The dry weather is having its effect on
crops in Polk county. Wheat as yet shows
little evidence of injury, oats are rendered a
failure, the stand of cotton is bad and the
plant puny, corn though hurt some will re-
cover thrift If a wet season will yet come
soon.
Joseph W. Barrett, proprietor of the Dial
ton FIGURING Mills, left last Monday for In.
diana, to inspect the new ''roller process
mills in that State. Before returning home
operating the Dalton Mills ON the new
''roller process" system.
The saw mill of r. H. Brewer. four mile:
from Cedartown, ON the Fish Creek road
was burned on Saturday night last. Mr.
Brewers loss, was about 81 500
The origin was supposed to have been acct
dental. Mr. Brewer showed commendablt
enterprise and pluck by at once ordering by
telegraph new outfit Of machinery, etc
The neighborhood of Reedy Springs, il
Laurens county, was visited by a fearful
hail storm on Thursday of last week. 1t i,
said that hail fell to the depth of sever
inches, completely running the young cot
ton, and greatly damaging corn. A great
many farmers in that section are replant-
ing their cotton.
Richard Booker, of Wilkes county, has 6
curious-looking object, that is supposed tC
be fulgurite 1t is exact size and SHAPE
from the ground where lightning had struck
1t is thought the intense heat of the cleo
tricity melted the sand, when it ran intC
this shape. This curious thing is black anC
almost as heavy as iron.
The ladies of the Memorial Association, o.
Dalton, have succeeded in collecting S2S5
about half of the amount necessary to pur
chase the monument to be erected in honol
of the Confederate dead of that place TIL,
monument will be located in the new Park
just south of the Presbyterian church. Thi
park is now being fenced in and otherwise
improved.
The County Commissioners of Whitfield
county have served notice that no provis
ions or aid of any kind will hereafter be ex
tended to those poor people who are not in
mates of the Paupers' Home. There seem
to be general Discrimination on the part o.
mendicants toenter the Home some of then
having taken up very foolish and mis-
taken idea that they win not be well treatet
there.
Henry Pope, the negro who, it will b,
remembered was arrested at Gadsden, Ala
On the charge of committing the outrag,
upon Miss Kendrick, of Chattooga coun
ty, was brought to Summerville on Tues
day when he was identified by the young
lady. The negro is described as a peculiar
looking darkey, and one that would be in
stantly recognized after being seen once
There was 500 reward out for him.
Jim Howard, the Lincoln county hermit
was in Washington on Monday He said
the only thing that brought him out wa.
that he had nothing to eat at his house
When he walked into the square he made 8
polite bow to the town clock and passed or
down the middle of the street He inquired
for a mill, saying he wanted to get littl,
meal. He logged around all day the work.
of "a clock in a bag. The house in which ht
lives in Lincoln county would be uninhab
liable TO any other person.
Griflin's new bank with $500. 900 capital
will be started between July and Is. The
officers are: II. o. Wood, President: W. T.
II. Searcy, Vice President: w. L. Goodrich
booklieeper, and the cashier viii be gen
tlenlau who is thoroughly acquainted with
tho country and who Is a fine business man
who will merit the confidence and esteem OF
all. The bank will endeavor to do the bust
moss between Macon and Atlanta, which has